INFORMATION & REQUIREMENTS ELECTRIC SERVICE - NStar

SKETCH 6A
SKETCH 6A (NOTES)
Typical Residential Underground Service from
Overhead Facilities on Same Side of Street
1. Local wiring authorities may have additional requirements to those
shown here.
10'
NSTAR OR JOINTLY OWNED POLE
CONTRACTOR SHALL LEAVE A 20' LONG
(UNCUT)COIL OF CABLE FOR NSTAR TO
LATER CONNECT TO OVERHEAD SUPPLY
RISER PIPE AND CONDUIT TO
HAND-HOLE SEE NOTES
Meter by NSTAR
ONE LOOP OF CABLE IN HAND-HOLE
OR USE SUBMERSIBLE-TYPE CONNECTOR
U.G. SERVICE INSTALLED PER MASS. ELECT. CODE
6 FEET MAX
3 FEET MIN
2. If Customer’s cable from the hand hole to the meter is direct buried, it
should be slack in trench to allow for settling and frost. For sidewalk
crossing section, unless there are stricter requirements by state or local
ordinances, use minimum 3 inch diameter schedule 80 PVC from the
handhole to the riser backfilled with clean sand and red “ELECTRIC”
marker tape above it.
3. Riser pipe, sweep and conduit to hand-hole shall be minimum 3 inches
steel (R.M.C.) or schedule 80 PVC conduit, R.M.C. requires a
grounding connector for connection to #4 CU wire.
SERVICE
PANEL
4. Weather seal riser pipe opening around cables with duct sealing
compound (UL R13335).
POLE GROUND WIRE
& CONNECTION BY NSTAR
SEE NOTE 2
5. The service conduit exiting the hand-hole towards the meter requires a
watertight seal around the cables. As required by Massachusetts
Electric Code. Use product like 3M Co. Scotchcast #2135.
MUNICIPAL
PROPERTY
ELEVATION
PRIVATE PROPERTY
ALL WORK IN THE PUBLIC WAY
WILL BE PERFORMED BY NSTAR
6. If an NSTAR representative requires an oversized riser cable section to
accommodate potential future loading, NSTAR will supply those
materials at no charge.
POLE
CUSTOMER SHALL FURNISH AND INSTALL ENTIRE
SERVICE EXCEPT FOR THE METER (BY NSTAR)
ALTERNATE METER (PEDESTAL) LOCATION
SIDEWALK
CUSTOMER OWNS & MAINTAINS THIS PORTION
NSTAR OWNS & MAINTAINS THIS PORTION, INCLUDING HAND-HOLE
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